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2013 COMMUNITY EVENTS

Reaching Beyond the Ballpark & Serving Our Neighbors All Year Long

ORIOLES HOST ADDITIONAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY

ORIOLES CARAVANS RETURN

The Orioles and OriolesREACH conducted a
three-day, four-city caravan around Maryland
that included appearances by Executive Vice
President of Baseball Operations Dan Duquette,
Manager Buck Showalter and several Orioles
players. On January 16, Orioles pitchers Steve
Johnson and Kevin Gausman and the Oriole Bird
appeared at the William Talley Recreation Center
in Frederick, home of the Class-A Frederick Keys.
They met with children from the Police Athletic
League and the Frederick Boys and Girls Club,
signed autographs and played games with the
children. On January 17, Orioles pitchers and
former Bowie Baysox stars Zach Britton and Chris
Tillman along with the Oriole Bird appeared at
the Westfield Annapolis Mall to sign autographs,
pose for photos with children and take part in a
question and answer sessions with fans in the JC
Penney Concourse. A raffle to benefit the Bowie
Health Center took place as part of the event.
That same day, Showalter served as the keynote
speaker at the Ironbirds' Hot Stove Dinner at
Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen. Orioles pitcher Jim
Johnson joined Showalter at the event.

On January 18, Orioles pitcher Dylan Bundy,
former Oriole and current Vice President of
Baseball Operations Brady Anderson, Strength
and Conditioning coach Joe Hogarty and the
Oriole Bird appeared at Commodore John
Rodgers Elementary and Middle School in Baltimore for a Healthy Living Assembly. The
group worked with more than 50 kids to teach
exercises and healthy dietary habits as well as
signing autographs and posing for photos. Each
child received two tickets to Orioles FanFest in
addition to other promotional items. The children
ranged from third through eighth grade and were
part of the Commodore Collegiates, students
selected each month by teachers and staff for
outstanding contributions to the school community
and academic environment.

FANFEST WELCOMES MORE THAN 18,000 FANS

An offseason Birdland tradition returned in
January as 2013 Orioles FanFest, presented by
Visit Sarasota County, welcomed a record of more
than 18,000 fans to the Baltimore Convention
Center. Baseball fans young and old enjoyed a
daylong celebration of all things Orioles including
current and former player autograph stations;
interactive Q&A sessions with coaches, front
office executives, players, and media members;
baseball clinics for kids; interactive games; and
memorabilia sales. FanFest raised more than $113,000 for the
Baltimore Orioles Charitable Foundation,
bringing the total raised since 2011 to more than
$300,000.

CASEY CARES FOUNDATION 5K RUN/WALK AT ORIOLE PARK

The Orioles and OriolesREACH partnered with the
Casey Cares Foundation to host the fourth annual
Casey Cares 5K Run/Walk at Oriole Park at
Camden Yards on August 3. Orioles right fielder
Nick Markakis and his wife, Christina, served
as race ambassadors. The 3.1 mile run/walk
began and ended at Oriole Park. Nick Markakis
presented the top overall male and female runners
with medals in a pregame ceremony at the
Orioles game that night vs. the Seattle Mariners.
All proceeds from the 5K, nearly $70,000,
benefitted the Casey Cares Foundation, a 501(c)
(3) non-profit that provides personalized, uplifting
and ongoing programs with a special touch to
critically ill children and their family members
throughout six states.

CASEY CARES EXTRA INNINGS

The Casey Cares Foundation held a special event
where critically ill children and their families met
Orioles players on August 20 and learned how
to play baseball. Extra Innings, a state-of-the-art
indoor baseball facility on Rossville Boulevard
in Baltimore, donated their space for the event,
which featured Orioles pitchers Brian Matusz
and T.J. McFarland. This Caring Connections
party is one of six programs of the Casey Cares
Foundation, a charity that provides uplifting
and ongoing programs with a special touch for
critically ill children and their families. The Caring
Connections Program encourages families to
meet, share and support each other while taking
part in themed group parties.

KIDS PEACE TRICK-OR-TROT 5K RUN/WALK AT ORIOLE PARK

The Orioles and Manager Buck Showalter and
his wife Angela partnered with KidsPeace to host
the fourth annual Trick-or-Trot 5K/1-Mile Walk on
November 2. More than $75,000 was raised for
KidsPeace Foster Care and Community Programs
of Maryland and Washington D.C. including
KEYS (KidsPeace Empowering Youth to Succeed),
a program that prepares youth for independence
through life-skills training.

Brian Matusz works with a youngster on his wind-up during the Casey Cares Extra Innings event on August 20.

CHRIS DAVIS "IT CAN WAIT" VISIT

On May 30, Orioles first baseman Chris Davis
appeared at Catonsville High School on behalf
of AT&T to educate students and faculty on the
dangers of texting while driving and generate
awareness for AT&T's "It Can Wait" campaign.
AT&T presented a 10-minute documentary, "The
Last Text," which recounts stories of families
and students who have lost loved ones or been
involved in accidents as a result of texting while
driving.

SPECIAL SCREENING OF "42"

On May 2, OriolesREACH and Major League
Baseball hosted a private screening of the
movie "42" for 300 junior varsity baseball and
softball players from 12 Anne Arundel County
high schools at Hoyt's West Nursery Cinemas
in Linthicum. Students from Annapolis, Arundel,
Broadneck, Chesapeake, Glen Burnie, Meade,
North County, Northeast, Old Mill, Severna Park,
South River and Southern High Schools attended
the screening.

BACK TO THE OLD BALL GAME EVENT WITH DIXON AND SNELL

On May 11, former Orioles pitchers Ken Dixon
and Nate Snell signed autographs at the annual
"Back to the Old Ball Game" Day of Honors event
to benefit the Hubert V. Simmons Negro League
Baseball Museum of Maryland.

BUSES FOR BASEBALL

On July 31, the Players Trust's Annual Buses for
Baseball visited Oriole Park and hosted children
with cancer from the Cool Kids Campaign. The
youth met Orioles players prior to the game and
received round-trip transportation to and from the
game as well as free tickets, food, beverages and
souvenirs from OriolesREACH. Last season, Buses
for Baseball provided transportation and personal
greetings to more than 750 underprivileged
children attending Major League Baseball
games as invited guests of their big league
heroes. Buses for Baseball provided many of the
children with their first chance to attend a Major
League Baseball game. The Cool Kids Campaign
provides children with cancer a higher quality of
life for themselves and their families as they face
their health challenges.

ADAM JONES PARTICIPATES IN MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. TRIBUTE WITH THE Y OF CENTRAL MARYLAND

Orioles center fielder Adam Jones joined the Y of
Central Maryland for "A Monument to Greatness"
tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on January 18
at the Weinberg Family Center Y in Baltimore.
Jones and MLK Foundation President and CEO
Harry E. Johnson spoke at the breakfast.